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3 February 2023

Aldridge Junior Signature Art Prize 2023 Finalists announced

The Aldridge Junior Signature Art Prize inspires, informs and develops confidence in young people, to raise their aspirations and explore how their talent could lead to a career in the arts or creative industries. The Junior Prize gives young artists, aged 14-18, the opportunity to enter a prestigious art competition, with the chance to have their artwork displayed at the Bankside Hotel – London’s ‘Art Hotel’ – on the renowned South Bank, a stone’s throw from the Tate Modern.

Discovering creative arts pathways

This February, the Aldridge Junior Signature Art Prize created in partnership with DegreeArt.com, the original graduate art gallery, and Callsign, the Digital Trust pioneer, returns for its fourth year.

This year, we received over 100 entries across five categories (Fine Art, Photography, Graphics, Film and Textiles & Sculpture) and our esteemed judging panel had the tough job of whittling it down to just 14 Finalists. You can view their incredible artwork, here.

As has become tradition, our aspiring young artists will enjoy a day out finding inspiration at some of London’s top art galleries, followed by a celebratory lunch at the Bankside Hotel, where they’ll meet and have the opportunity to have their questions answered by industry professionals – artists, curators and gallery owners – to find out what it takes to establish a successful career in the art world. Then, in the early evening, this year’s winners will be announced in the Prize Giving ceremony and celebration.

The overall winner will be awarded an internship with DegreeArt.com and the exhibition will be shown at the Bankside Hotel for a second time, in DegreeArt’s 20-year celebration exhibition later this year.

Huge thanks to our 2023 supporters:

Judging panel:

Luke M Walker, Award Winning Artist and lecturer at City & Guilds of London Art School
Isobel Beauchamp and Elinor Olisa, Co-Founders of Artellite Ltd and DegreeArt.com
Peter Gabriel, Head of Brand & Creative at Callsign
Philip Steiner, General Manager of Bankside Hotel and art collector
Lady Carol Aldridge, Trustee of the Aldridge Foundation
Shona Nichols, CEO of the Aldridge Foundation

Sponsors and partners:

DegreeArt.com
Callsign
Bankside Hotel

‘Discovering creative arts pathways’ is one of Aldridge Foundation’s core programmes to help young people from low socioeconomic communities gain the knowledge and skills that will enable them to have an equal chance in life. You can learn more about our work and how you can support our young people here.